Weekend Edition - A Daily Spiritual Seed
Published: Fri, 06/29/12
A Daily Spiritual Seed
Weekend Edition: June
29 - July 1, 2012
| Contents: - Weekend Scripture Readings - Spiritual Guidance - Discussion Board highlights - Affiliate Web Sites - Theology Note of the Week - Spiritual Growth Resources. - Book of the Week - Saint of the Week - Joke of the Week - Web Resource of the Week - - - Sunday: Wis 1:13-15; 2:23-24; Ps 30:2, 4-6, 11-13; 2 Cor 8:7, 9, 13-15; Mk 5:21-43 R. (2a) I will praise you, Lord, for you have rescued me.  I will extol you, O LORD, for you drew
me clearand did not let my enemies rejoice over me. O LORD, you brought me up from the netherworld; you preserved me from among those going down into the pit. Sing praise to the LORD, you his faithful ones, and give thanks to his holy name. For his anger lasts but a moment; a lifetime, his good will. At nightfall, weeping enters in, but with the dawn, rejoicing. Hear, O LORD, and have pity on me; O LORD, be my helper. You changed my mourning into dancing; O LORD, my God, forever will I give you thanks. - - - Amazon
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for these and hundreds of other
discussions. Hearts on Fire:
a blog to spark inspiration, thought,
wonder, laughter and
prayer. Theology Note of the
Week The Ontological Argument is an attempt to prove God's existence, first postulated by Anselm. In brief, it states that God is a being of which no greater thing exists or can be thought of. Therefore, since we can conceive of God as the greatest of all things that exist, then God must exist. |
Featured Spiritual
Growth Resources
 Discerning
God's Will, by Philip St. Romain. Contemplative Ministries, Inc.
2012.Anyone seeking to grow spiritually would do well to learn more about discernment. One can obtain lofty degrees in biblical studies or theology, but such do not necessarily help one to live in God's will. Indeed, the phrase, "God's will," holds lots of baggage for many, especially those who have suffered religious abuse. Nevertheless, we cannot dispense of the topic as it is central to any theistic approach to spirituality such as we find in Judaism, Christianity and Islam. These religions affirm that not only is there a God or Creator, but that God's nature is personal and relational. It follows that God created each of us to do some kind of work on this planet during our brief sojourn. Finding out what that work might be is the concern of discernment. (From the Introduction) Price: $2.99 - PDF version - Kindle Edition - ePub Edition (check iBookstore for availability). - - - Book (movie, CD) of the Week Vital Source: Diary of an Urban Contemplative, by Stephen Nelson. Afterlight Press, 2012. - http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00822PSFA/ref=noism/christianspiritu/ - Kindle edition  Journal, meditation, prayer guide - the book is a
Christian contemplative's response to the grace of each day. Part
autobiography, part contemplation, wholly present, it follows a three
month period of spiritual development in the life of an urban
contemplative and poet, moving from immediate reflections on prayer and
meditation to autobiographical narrative in an everyday urban
environment. It's a book for the seeker, the sharer, the quiet witness
to God's presence in a life. Poetically written, the book is a call to
mindfulness through the act of writing. It is personal, devotional,
inspirational, bringing the reader's attention to the immediate effects
of contemplative prayer on the body and soul of an ordinary mystic.- Amazon.com book descriptor Note: Stephen has been a regular contributor for the Shalom Place Discussion Forum for years. I have been going through his book slowly on my Kindle and enjoying every bit of it. (PSR) - PDF version - Make the Christian Spirituality Bookstore your starting point for online shopping at Amazon.com. You can buy books, cds, videotapes, software, appliances and many other products at discount prices. As Amazon.com affiliate, we are paid a small fee for purchases originating from our web site. Every little bit helps! http://shalomplace.com/books/index.html - - - Saint of the Week - http://www.americancatholic.org/features/saints/saint.aspx?id=1428 - St. Oliver Plunkett (1629-1681): July 2  The name of today's saint
is especially familiar to the Irish and the English--and with good
reason. The English martyred Oliver Plunkett for defending the faith in
his native Ireland during a period of severe persecution.Born in County Meath in 1629, he studied for the priesthood in Rome and was ordained there in 1654. After some years of teaching and service to the poor of Rome he was appointed Archbishop of Armagh in Ireland. Four years later, in 1673, a new wave of anti-Catholic persecution began, forcing Archbishop Plunkett to do his pastoral work in secrecy and disguise and to live in hiding. Meanwhile, many of his priests were sent into exile; schools were closed; Church services had to be held in secret and convents and seminaries were suppressed. As archbishop, he was viewed as ultimately responsible for any rebellion or political activity among his parishioners. Archbishop Plunkett was arrested and imprisoned in Dublin Castle in 1679, but his trial was moved to London. After deliberating for 15 minutes, a jury found him guilty of fomenting revolt. He was hanged, drawn and quartered in July 1681. Pope Paul VI canonized Oliver Plunkett in 1975. - - - Joke of the Week - Chicken legs . . . A man was driving along a freeway when he noticed a chicken running along side his car. He was amazed to see the chicken keeping up with him because he was doing 50 MPH. He accelerated to 60 and the chicken stayed right next to him. He sped up to 75 MPH and the chicken passed him up. The man then noticed that the chicken had three legs, so he followed the chicken down a road and ended up at a farm. The curious man got out of his car and noticed that all the chickens had three legs. He asked the farmer, "What's up with these chickens?" The farmer explained, "Well, everybody likes chicken legs, so I bred a three-legged bird. I'm gonna be a millionaire." "How do they tasted?" asked the man. "Don't know," replied the farmer, "haven't caught one yet." - - - Web
Resource of the Week
The Christian Critical Thinker - http://www.thechristiancriticalthinker.com/ I came across this web site while doing a search and decided to check it out. It turns out to be a blog by a high school social studies teacher who goes by the name of Prichardson. He covers a wide range of topics with interesting comments and discussions. Check out the post on "No Truth in History" for a good example of some of the material. We do need to do more teaching on critical thinking skills. I once taught a class on this topic for a local college and we focused on the media. What I came away most impressed about was that critical thinking skills can be taught, and it's not difficult to learn them as our consciousness was created to function in this manner. |
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